Named Entity Results, North Carolina (North Carolina, United States)

see by your October number of Our Living and Our Dead, that you defend the reputation of the North Carolina troops as earnestly as ever, while doing full justice, as you do at all times, to those fromach section may the sooner appreciate the other. So far as relates to the good conduct of North Carolina troops, from the beginning to the close of the war, I think their unpretending courage in ac welkin that dauntless shout, so often the harbinger of victory. No officer who commanded North Carolina troops has ever, that I know of, complained of their behavior. At the risk of being tiresral Lee, of two of the brigades of General Pender, who had been wounded. These were both of North Carolina troops, commanded by J. H. Lane and Alfred M. Scales. On taking command of these troops, enn I received from him the following letter, which, with my reply, will close this defence of North Carolina troops. Lynchburg, November 22d, 1875. General I. R. Trimble: Dear General--General Wilc

t'other? Jake's only reply was a back-step and a double-shuffle, the wind all the while making streamers of his torn pants. This performance was greeted with shouts and uproarious laughter from every looker on. After Meade withdrew we returned to Liberty Mills. An amusing order from Colonel Barbour. Headquarters Lane's brigade, March 14th, 1863. Special Order No.----. The colonel commanding has the pleasure to announce to the gallant officers and men of the Twenty-eight North Carolina troops, the success of their worthy colonel in an enterprise of the most hazardous character. After a campaign of less than two weeks, with all the disadvantages of bad roads and limited transportation, his expedition has proved a complete success. After a short and spirited contest, the heart of the fair one surrendered at discretion and the gallant colonel is certainly married. My informant, thoa neither a telegraphic correspondent nor the reliable gentleman just from the seat of wa

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General Lee compliments cook's, McRae's and Lane's brigades for their gallantry at Reames's Station. As General Lee, in person, put General Conner in command of my brigade during my absence, I was required on my return to report to him in person to have General Conner relieved. It was during this visit to Army Headquarters that General Lee told me North Carolina had cause to be proud of Cooke's, McRae's and Lane's brigades, for, by their gallantry at Reames's Station, they had not only put her but the whole Confederacy under a debt of gratitude which could never be repaid. He also told me, at the same time, that he had written to Governor Vance, expressing his high appreciation of their services. I suppose the following is an extract from the letter referred to:

[from the Wilmington journal, 1864.] Tribute to North Carolina.--letter from General Lee. We have been permitted to make the following extract of a letter from General Lee to Governor Vance, complimenting the North Carolina troops for their gloNorth Carolina troops for their glorious victory achieved at Reames's Station. This tribute from the great hero of this revolution is the highest honor that could be paid to North Carolina. Let every soldier treasure it up as a memento of inestimable value: Headquarters army oNorth Carolina. Let every soldier treasure it up as a memento of inestimable value: Headquarters army of Northern Virginia, August 29th, 1864. His Excellency Z. B. Vance, Governor of North Carolina: * * * * * * * * * I have been frequently called upon to mention the services of North Carolina soldiers in this army, but their gallantry and conduct North Carolina: * * * * * * * * * I have been frequently called upon to mention the services of North Carolina soldiers in this army, but their gallantry and conduct were never more deserving the admiration than in the engagement at Reames's Station on the 25th instant. The brigades of Generals Cook, McRae and Lane, the last under the temporary command of General Conner, advanced through a thick abattis of fel

ed. It was during this visit to Army Headquarters that General Lee told me North Carolina had cause to be proud of Cooke's, McRae's and Lane's brigades, for, by theithe letter referred to: [from the Wilmington journal, 1864.] Tribute to North Carolina.--letter from General Lee. We have been permitted to make the following extract of a letter from General Lee to Governor Vance, complimenting the North Carolina troops for their glorious victory achieved at Reames's Station. This tributehe great hero of this revolution is the highest honor that could be paid to North Carolina. Let every soldier treasure it up as a memento of inestimable value: rthern Virginia, August 29th, 1864. His Excellency Z. B. Vance, Governor of North Carolina: * * * * * * * * * I have been frequently called upon to mention the sess to the people, President Davis said, among other complimentary things of North Carolina, that her sons were foremost in the first battle of the war, Great Bethel,

e common cause with the seceding States, the uncertainty of the action of the middle States--North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee--rendered it impossible to concert any action with those oe, because he was in correspondence with the governors of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina, as to the best means of preserving the rights of the South, and at the same time most solemson, under escort of Captain Nicholas, and Second-Lieutenant Shearer, Company A, started for North Carolina to endeavor to procure arms and equipments for it. Proceeding to Leesburg, it was found impoer rifles and accoutrements for five hundred men. Not satisfied with this, the convention of North Carolina, then in session, contributed a large sum of money, which was further increased by citizens of Raleigh and Petersburg. Bringing with her the arms from North Carolina, in Richmond she called on Governor Letcher, who promptly furnished her with camp equipage, clothing, shoes, nine hundred uni

North Carolina troops. Captain Gold G. Holland, of North Carolina, though a postmaster, a magistrate and over the conscrarge made by Cooke's, McRae's and Lane's brigades, all North Carolina troops, on Hancock's fortified position at Reams's Sta6th, 1864. At a meeting of the Eigtheenth regiment, North Carolina troops, held this day, the following preamble and resoed, by the officers and soldiers of the 18th Regiment, North Carolina Troops, That we do cheerfully tender to the governmentay, seems to have seized the hearts of many bad men in North Carolina, will, if persisted in, prove ruinous to our cause, da the officers and soldiers of the Eighteenth Regiment, North Carolina Troops: comrades:--It were not possible to read theuary 10, 1864. At a meeting of the 37th Regiment of North Carolina Troops, held this day, the following committee having official channels, to His Excellency Governor Vance of North Carolina, and to the newspapers for publication. The above r

, when speed was slackened, and finally we stopped altogether. Even then we did not know whether we were safely through the lines, or whether we had been brought — to under the guns of a hostile ship, for we could distinguish nothing whatever through the port-holes. However, we were soon released from the cabin, and walked out on deck to find ourselves safely through the blockade. In the offing could be descried several of the now harmless blockaders, and near at hand lay the coast of North Carolina. Soon the gray of dawn was succeeded by a brilliant, lovely sunrise, which lighted up cheerfully the low-lying shores and earthworks bristling with artillery, whilst from a fort near by floated the Southern Cross, the symbol of the glorious cause for which we had come to fight. Then we felt, with a thrill of joy, that we were at length within the Confederacy and would soon be launched amid stirring adventures. I say we, but of the passengers the only one besides myself to whom the ter